Everything My 3 Year Old Does Annoys Me!!!!!

Get that bottle of wine. Seriously. As soon as the kid goes to bed have a glass of it, or three.

Also, just getting out and talking to other moms helps a lot. Just being able to sit on a park bench and commiserate with someone makes me a better mom some days. I love my kid, but sometimes I just don't have 150% to give all day long. Honestly, a playgroup just once a week can make a HUGE difference for you mentally

two words. baby. sitter.

you need an outlet - find someone to take your 3yo for a couple hours. Even during nap. Get out and go grocery shopping alone.

But you need an outlet. You need to realize this is an 18 year-ish process. You need to let some stuff slide. And you need to take care of yourself.

Mainly, just breathe and know that "this too shall pass"

When my daughter was almost two years old, my three year old niece came to live with us. My children were children. They acted like children. One of them acted like a traumatized kid. It seemed like when they weren't fighting or sleeping, they were making a mess. I was pooped. I felt so worn out even though I KNEW they were just kids being kids.

What helped was to reach out. I was a stay at home mom and so I made playdates a few times a week with people who *I* wanted to be around. The kids enjoyed playing with their friends, and I enjoyed hanging out with other mamas, drinking coffee, complaining, laughing, and relating. It was my sane maker. I called people on the phone too. I talked a lot. Saved my butt.

Also, I got out on my own once a week or so. I found support groups with childcare. I met a girlfriend for tea after the kids were in bed. I traded childcare so that I could go on a date with my husband. I traded a lot of childcare. Many days I'd have five kids running around and then I'd have a day to clean up without having to also rear the kids.

That and I tried to not take myself so damn seriously. I can get so...serious. It's not fun. So, with the kids, I decided we'd just have a good time. We'd go and stomp in the water down at the beach, or turn on music and have a clean-the-house-dance-party, or we'd go for a walk in the pouring rain and we'd sing to the wind. I did stuff with my kids that I wanted to do, and they had a good time doing it as well.

Good luck. Three is a tricky age. You'll get through this.

(Oh, and look at your babe while he sleeps. You'll look back and think, gosh, that went SO fast!)

You do need to get out once in awhile.
A baby sitter can really help you recharge your batteries.

Also remember:
"When they are the hardest to love is when they need loving the most.".

They do grow out of it eventually.

I have 2 kids that are over 3 years old.
Mine are now 6 and 10.
And, I am a SAHM, since my firstborn. But also now work, part time.
But, I am still with my kids, all day. Everyday.

Now, no Mom is irritation free.
We do get irked.

But, at least with me and what I do is:
1) I.... tell my Husband I need a break. Thus, he takes my kids out on weekends or will do stuff with them when he comes home. Especially when he sees me if I am irked... from my day with them.
2) I... ALSO, am very honest with my kids. No, I don't tell them THEY drive me nuts. BUT I tell them "Mommy is grumpy. I am going over there. Let me have some quiet or I will get grumpier. I need, a break." And they UNDERSTAND. And this works, for me.
Now that they are older, and can tell time, I will also say "give me 20 minutes..." (or something like that), and they do and know how.

My kids are very active and very verbal and very expressive... but they are also, very independent. But at times, they call me, BOTH at the same time.... every 3-5 seconds in spit fire streaming.
AAACCCCKKKK!
And in the midst of that... I am cooking, and washing dishes at the same time and also planning their home lunches for the next day too and a zillion other things, all at the same time....
Annoying, right?

A perfect day for me is:
When NO ONE is home... including the Husband.
For me, the perfect day, is when there is no noise in my ears from people calling me and having no... noise.

Some great advice on here. I second the wine over the whine! And yes, getting out of the house and in the company of other moms helps immensely. Even if I go to a park, I end up chatting with other moms, even if I don't know them. Just having adult contact and understanding nods loosens the load.

The great thing about 3 is everything is an adventure. Whether it's going to the bank (lollipops), or exploring every bug on the ground, I kind of go with it.

Ahhahaha! Yes, 3 yos ARE annoying!

But seriously, wait til they're 16 and want to drive your car!

;)

I remember this. This too shall pass.

Get the book, "She's Gonna Blow". Can't remember the author but its really good and will help with Kid Stress Management.

Unfortunately you can't always escape, so you need to manage your child's behavior better. I have a three-year-old and two that were once three and they CAN be annoying, but you can also control how they act-EVEN the super mega spirited difficult ones (like my third). Back to Basics Discipline by Janet Campbell Matson is a sanity saver, and not only that, if you miss the boat on discipline at three things stay hard into the 4's, 5's- teens. Prevail, momma, you can do it.

If I can not equally annoy him back in a playful manner then you need to find a way to escape one way or another.

LM and Aileen gave you the best two answers. Ditto

1. Have you been able to get some quality time away from him for yourself?

2. Try playfully mimicking the behavior he is doing that annoys you and see what happens. Playfully is the key word, not spitefully. :-)

Getting kiddo out of the house is always a sanity saver. This is why Mother's Day Out was made. They are a part time child care setting that is usually in the local Methodist church.

I took the kids on one day per week to the one that did 10am-3pm. It's the perfect time to go buy groceries by yourself, go to the OB/GYN, get your hair done, clean out the fridge or the attic, etc....it's a reasonable thing to do. it doesn't mean you don't love your kids, it means you love them and know they need some time away from mom and dad so they can grow and develop some independence skills.